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#			  asmail  -  Afterstep Mail			#
#			       VERSION 0.50				#
#			        3 Nov 1996 				#
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By:

Per Liden (per@oden.rsn.hk-r.se)
Jon Leffert <jbleffer@midway.uchicago.edu>


WHAT IS ASMAIL?
---------------
	Asmail is a "mail-checker" like xbiff, but with the Afterstep
	look & feel. It indicates the status of your mailbox.
	It can be put in the Wharf, execute program on incoming mail,
	execute program on mouseclick, show animations and more...		
	

HOW TO GET IT
-------------
    "Asmail Homepage": http://www.rby.hk-r.se/~pt95pli/asmail.html
    "AfterStep FTP":  ftp://oak.sfasu.edu/pub/AfterStep/apps/asmail-0.50.tar.gz


HOW TO INSTALL IT
-----------------
	0) Copy "sample.asmailrc" to "~/.asmailrc" and edit the file
	 so that it fits your system. Read the man page for more 
	 information about configuration.
	1) As root type `./install.pixmaps` to install the pixmaps in
	   a standard location.
	2) Type `asmail` to rock.
	3) If you use AfterStep, you should add a line like this to your
	   .steprc:
           *Wharf - - Swallow "asmail" asmail -geometry +0+0 &

CHANGE LOG
----------
	3-Nov-96
		- Versin 0.50
		- Added options NumOfMsgMode, NumOfMsgPosition and NumOfMsgFont,
		  with this options you can get asmail to display the number of
		  messages and/or new messages in the mailbox. This option can
		  not be used if you monitor more then one mailfile.	
		- Added option ExecuteOnUpdate, this option is useful if you
		  want to "pop" your mail from a mailserver. Asmail will
		  execute a specified program (i.e. popclient, get_mail, ...)
                  just before every update of the mailbox status.
		- Added option for multiple mailboxes, thanks to 
		  Christopher Seawood (cseawood@qualcomm.com)
		- Some changes made to the Imakefile
		- Added message.au, a nice little sample

	26-Oct-96
		- Version 0.41
		- Added optino LockShape, use this option if all icons have the 
		  same shape and size, this will save some CPU time if you are 
		  using animations
		- TimeStampMode modified, now hopfully works better, thanks to 
		  Steve Martin (smartin@henge.com)
		- Fixed "MailFile" bug
		- Added two sample animations to the package
	
	6-Oct-96
		- Version 0.40
		- Options are now set in a configuration file (~/.asmailrc)
		  instead of the command-line, with the exception of the
		  default X options.  Read the man page for more info about the
                  configuration file
		- Xpm icons are now optional, through the config file
		- Added support for animations. NOTE: If you want to save CPU
		  time do not use animations or use slow animationspeed. Using
                  the option NoShape also saves some CPU time on animations
		- Added option "AlwaysNewMailExecute",
		  "execute-when-new-mail-is-found" will be invoked even if the
                  current status is "New Mail". If this option 
		  is removed it will only be invoked if the current status is
                  "No Mail" or "Old Mail"
		- Added option "TimeStampMode", this option is useful if you
		  are using utilities like procmail. Asmail will change status
		  from "No Mail" to "New Mail" when the time-stamp of the last
		  modification of the mailfile is changed
		- Asmail no longer shows an icon when iconified. Why? Well,
		  asmail is not often used iconified and removing the icon
                  saves CPU time when using animations.

	29-Sep-96
		- Version 0.34	
		- Added support for default X options on the command-line 
		  (i.e. -display, -geometry, -title ...) 
		- Added option -beep, signal when new mail is found
		- New event handling structure (again!), saves some CPU time
		- Asmail now locks better when the window is iconified
		- Misc. code clean up		

	15-Sep-96
		- Version 0.33
		- Execute program when new mail is found now works as it should

	14-Sep-96	
		- Version 0.32
		- New event handling structure, thanks to Stephan K. Zitz
		  (zitz@io.com) this solved the exit bug and the
                  "startup-redraw" bug
		- $MAIL can now set the default mailfile, option -m no longer
		  neede, but can be uesed to override $MAIL		
		- Right mousebutton click resets the mailbox
		
	8-Sep-96
		- Version 0.31
		- Added better mailbox handling, 
		  with help from Gyula Matics (mgyula@eik.bme.hu) 
		- Adder option for update frequency

	7-Sep-96  
		- First official release, Version 0.3
		- Added program execution on incoming mail

	1-Sep-96
		- Version 0.2
		- Added support for shaped window
	
	30-Aug-96
		- Version 0.1


COPYRIGHT
---------
	This program is Copyright (c) 1996 by Per Liden.
	See LICENCE file for more informations.

SPECIAL THANKS TO
-----------------
	Stephan K. Zitz (zitz@io.com)
	Gyula Matics (mgyula@eik.bme.hu)
	Steve Martin (smartin@henge.com)
	Christopher Seawood (cseawood@qualcomm.com)

